| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Becerra (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cates (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller inbounds the ball | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Craig Chappell hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Raymond Phipps and he's fouled by Steven Blackman - foul #2 on Steven Blackman, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Houston | Russell Oglesby (PF), Robert Hammer (C) James Becerra, David Cates | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 19:40 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses the free throw | 47-39 |
| 19:40 | Houston | Robert Hammer gets the rebound | 47-39 |
| 19:22 | Houston | Steven Blackman is fouled on the floor by Reginald Eller - foul #1 on Reginald Eller, team foul #1 | 47-39 |
| 19:12 | Houston | Vernon Mera comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 19:10 | Rice | Reginald Eller grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 19:04 | Rice | Raymond Phipps misses the turnaround in the lane | 47-39 |
| 19:02 | Houston | Robert Hammer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 18:40 | Houston | Craig Chappell picks off the pass by Steven Blackman | 47-39 |
| 18:37 | Rice | Craig Chappell dunks the ball | 47-41 |
| 18:23 | Houston | Russell Oglesby is hacked by Raymond Phipps - foul #3 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), James Becerra (PF) Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman, Russell Oglesby | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (PF) Raymond Phipps | |
| 18:08 | Houston | Charles Ferland clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 18:07 | Rice | Raymond Burns pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:49 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Charles Ferland grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Robert Hammer comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 47-41 |
| 17:19 | Houston | Robert Hammer gets the offensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 17:04 | Houston | Charles Ferland misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 17:03 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the board | 47-41 |
| 16:54 | Rice | Fred Carroll is called for the reach on Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Fred Carroll, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), Russell Oglesby (PF), David Cates (C) Fred Carroll, Charles Ferland, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Robert Pearce (PF), William Sedillo (C) Raymond Burns, Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| 16:29 | Rice | Craig Chappell misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Vernon Mera - foul #1 on Vernon Mera, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:29 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Russell Oglesby drills a turnaround from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 15:59 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the 3 from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 15:57 | Houston | David Cates snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cates (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Pearce (fresh) C - William Sedillo (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Houston | Reginald Algarin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 15:37 | Rice | Craig Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 15:18 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas is hacked by David Cates - foul #2 on David Cates, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | James Becerra (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Russell Oglesby, David Cates | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Raymond Phipps (PF), Timothy Chavis (C) Craig Chappell, Richard Mascarenas, Robert Pearce, William Sedillo | |
| 14:55 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Reginald Algarin - foul #1 on Reginald Algarin, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Charles Ferland (SF) Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 14:55 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:55 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:55 | Houston | James Becerra snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 14:38 | Houston | Robert Hammer misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 49-44 |
| 14:37 | Houston | Charles Ferland hits the follow up shot | 51-44 |
| 14:12 | Rice | Raymond Phipps hits a 3 from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 14:03 | Houston | Charles Ferland clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-47 |
| 14:02 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 13:39 | Rice | Reginald Eller lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Burns | 51-49 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Vernon Mera is hacked by Gregg Moore - foul #1 on Gregg Moore, team foul #3 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), Russell Oglesby (PF), David Cates (C) Fred Carroll, Charles Ferland, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG) Gregg Moore | |
| 13:20 | Houston | Vernon Mera can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 13:18 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 13:14 | Rice | Vernon Mera picks off the pass by Raymond Burns | 51-49 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Vernon Mera banks in the layup | 53-49 |
| 12:50 | Rice | David Cates is called for the reach on Timothy Chavis - foul #3 on David Cates, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Houston | Adam Flint (PG) Vernon Mera | |
| Subs | Rice | Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| 12:43 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 53-49 |
| 12:42 | Houston | Reginald Algarin grabs the board | 53-49 |
| 12:34 | Houston | David Cates comes up short on the shot from the right side | 53-49 |
| 12:33 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 12:10 | Rice | Raymond Burns knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 11:48 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Reginald Algarin | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Adam Flint (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Russell Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cates (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Mascarenas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Phipps (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Pearce (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 55-52 |
| 11:25 | Houston | Russell Oglesby pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 11:08 | Houston | Reginald Algarin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 11:07 | Rice | Robert Pearce grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 11:00 | Rice | Adam Flint steps in front of the Craig Chappell pass | 55-52 |
| 10:55 | Houston | Steven Blackman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 10:54 | Rice | Raymond Phipps grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Adam Flint is called for the reach on Craig Chappell - foul #1 on Adam Flint, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Fred Carroll (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), James Becerra (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Adam Flint, Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman, Russell Oglesby, David Cates | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (SG), Reginald Eller (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps, Robert Pearce | |
| 10:33 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 10:33 | Rice | Craig Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:22 | Houston | James Becerra misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Reginald Eller - foul #2 on Reginald Eller, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Subs | Rice | Hiram Lyons (SG) Craig Chappell | |
| 10:22 | Houston | James Becerra misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:22 | Houston | James Becerra misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 10:22 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 10:02 | Rice | Gregg Moore buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Richard Mascarenas | 55-57 |
| 09:51 | Houston | Charles Ferland misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 09:50 | Rice | Timothy Chavis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 09:32 | Rice | Gregg Moore is fouled on the floor by Robert Hammer - foul #2 on Robert Hammer, team foul #8 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF) Fred Carroll, Charles Ferland | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), Robert Pearce (PF) Hiram Lyons, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 09:32 | Rice | Gregg Moore misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 09:32 | Houston | James Becerra grabs the board | 55-57 |
| 09:15 | Houston | Robert Pearce steals it from James Becerra | 55-57 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Reginald Eller comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Steven Blackman - foul #3 on Steven Blackman, team foul #9 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Charles Ferland (SF) Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 09:07 | Rice | Reginald Eller makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:07 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 09:07 | Houston | James Becerra gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| 08:44 | Houston | Robert Pearce takes the ball from Vernon Mera | 55-58 |
| 08:25 | Rice | Reginald Eller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-58 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF) Fred Carroll, Charles Ferland | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregg Moore, Robert Pearce | |
| 07:56 | Houston | Steven Blackman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Steven Blackman, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| 07:38 | Rice | Reginald Eller misses the lay-in | 55-58 |
| 07:36 | Rice | Raymond Burns grabs the offensive board | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Reginald Algarin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Blackman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - James Becerra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Hammer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Reginald Eller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Phipps (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Chavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rice | Raymond Burns knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Chappell | 55-61 |
| 07:16 | Houston | James Becerra misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-61 |
| 07:14 | Rice | Craig Chappell grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 06:48 | Rice | Raymond Burns comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 06:46 | Houston | Robert Hammer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:25 | Houston | Raymond Phipps is called for the reach on James Becerra - foul #4 on Raymond Phipps, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Russell Oglesby (PF), David Cates (C) Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Rice | Gregg Moore (PG), Richard Mascarenas (SF), Robert Pearce (C) Craig Chappell, Reginald Eller, Timothy Chavis | |
| 06:18 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled on the floor by Gregg Moore - foul #2 on Gregg Moore, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| 05:51 | Houston | David Cates slams it home | 57-61 |
| 05:33 | Rice | The short jumper by Robert Pearce is denied by David Cates | 57-61 |
| 05:31 | Houston | The rebound goes to Russell Oglesby | 57-61 |
| 05:15 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-61 |
| 05:13 | Houston | Russell Oglesby misses the tip | 57-61 |
| 05:12 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 05:00 | Rice | Raymond Burns is called for traveling | 57-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Fred Carroll, Charles Ferland, Russell Oglesby, David Cates | |
| Subs | Rice | Craig Chappell (PG), William Sedillo (C) Raymond Burns, Raymond Phipps | |
| 04:39 | Houston | James Becerra knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Steven Blackman | 59-61 |
| 04:15 | Rice | Gregg Moore clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-61 |
| 04:14 | Rice | William Sedillo grabs the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Gregg Moore is hacked by James Becerra - foul #3 on James Becerra, team foul #11 | 59-61 |
| Subs | Houston | Fred Carroll (SG), Charles Ferland (SF), Russell Oglesby (PF), David Cates (C) Reginald Algarin, Steven Blackman, James Becerra, Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Rice | Reginald Eller (SF), Timothy Chavis (C) Robert Pearce, William Sedillo | |
| 04:02 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:02 | Rice | Gregg Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 03:40 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-63 |
| 03:38 | Houston | Charles Ferland hits the follow up shot | 61-63 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Fred Carroll (fresh) SF - Charles Ferland (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Russell Oglesby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cates (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Craig Chappell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Reginald Eller (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Mascarenas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Chavis (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Rice | Richard Mascarenas hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 61-63 |
| 03:26 | Rice | Timothy Chavis pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 03:11 | Rice | The jumper by Craig Chappell is denied by David Cates | 61-63 |
| 03:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Fred Carroll | 61-63 |
| 02:50 | Houston | Charles Ferland makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Russell Oglesby | 64-63 |
| 02:50 | Rice | Rice calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Reginald Algarin (SG), Steven Blackman (SF), James Becerra (PF), Robert Hammer (C) Fred Carroll, Charles Ferland, Russell Oglesby, David Cates | |
| Subs | Rice | Raymond Burns (SG), Raymond Phipps (PF) Gregg Moore, Richard Mascarenas | |
| 02:28 | Rice | Raymond Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-63 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Timothy Chavis tips it home | 64-65 |
| 02:19 | Houston | James Becerra connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-65 |
| 02:00 | Rice | Raymond Phipps loses the dribble to Reginald Algarin | 66-65 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Vernon Mera comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 66-65 |
| 01:41 | Rice | The rebound goes to Timothy Chavis | 66-65 |
| 01:36 | Rice | Timothy Chavis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-65 |
| 01:35 | Houston | Steven Blackman gets the rebound | 66-65 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Robert Hammer drills a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| 01:19 | Houston | Robert Hammer makes the free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:58 | Rice | Raymond Phipps buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Raymond Burns | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Steven Blackman is hacked by Reginald Eller - foul #3 on Reginald Eller, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Houston | David Cates (C) Robert Hammer | |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| 00:36 | Houston | Steven Blackman makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:36 | Houston | Steven Blackman misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:36 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 70-67 |
| 00:17 | Rice | Craig Chappell clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-67 |
| 00:15 | Rice | Timothy Chavis tips it in | 70-69 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Houston | Vernon Mera is hacked by Craig Chappell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Chappell, team foul #9 | 70-69 |
| 00:12 | Houston | Vernon Mera misses the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:12 | Rice | Timothy Chavis snags the defensive board | 70-69 |
| 00:07 | Rice | Craig Chappell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 70-69 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Vernon Mera is hacked by Craig Chappell - foul #4 on Craig Chappell, team foul #10 | 70-69 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:04 | Houston | Vernon Mera makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:04 | Rice | Rice calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-69 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Reginald Eller can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 72-69 |